Articles with the Tag: Water Compact
HELENA — Republican State Senator Chas Vincent of Libby introduced a bill in the Montana State Legislature Feb. 4 for the ratification of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes Water Compact. The 140-page Senate Bill 262 is the result of more than a decade of negotiations between the state, tri...
POLSON — People expecting heated words and clashing opinions at the Feb. 3 Polson City Commission workshop meeting were instead treated to a civil presentation about how the water compact could impact the City of Polson’s municipal wells. Melissa Hornbein, Reserved Water Rights Compact Commiss...
PABLO – The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Water Compact pending before the legislature has a long history of legal precedent that played into negotiating a settlement between tribal, state, and federal government, tribal and state attorneys told a bipartisan group of listeners last week. In...
ST. IGNATIUS – The Flathead Joint Board of Control voted Jan. 23 to let its office manager, Johanna Clark, provide publicity services for outreach regarding the board’s opposition regarding the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Water Compact. Commissioner Jerry Laskody suggested contracti...
ST. IGNATIUS — The Flathead Joint Board of Control began 2015 by amassing forces and funds for multiple legal and legislative battles the group plans to fight this year. A draft budget released Dec. 14 shows the board plans to spend as much as $354,000 on attorney and consulting fees in the ne...
RONAN – State officials were expected to vote Monday night on sending a proposed water compact to the state legislature that would settle the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes’ water claims, after listening sessions were heard in Ronan and Kalispell over the weekend on the matter. ...
ST. IGNATIUS – In an 8-2 vote the Flathead Joint Board of Control approved a resolution Dec. 30 that voices non-support for the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Water Compact, set to go before the ongoing legislative session. The board also refused to entertain a motion by one commissioner who...
ST. IGNATIUS — Flathead Joint Board of Control members tabled a resolution of non-support for the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Water Compact on Dec. 23, because commissioners could not agree on final language for the document. The board agreed to finalize the language later in the week. Co...
POLSON – A grassroots group consisting of more than 230 farmers and ranchers kicked off a media campaign in support of the proposed Confederated Salish and Kootenai Water Compact last week, just as officials wrapped up negotiations of the document. Members of the freshly formed Farmers and Ran...
ST. IGNATIUS – The Flathead Joint Board of Control on Dec. 9 hired a lobbyist who will represent its interests in the upcoming legislative session, although board members declined to define exactly what those interests are. Helena-based attorney Abigail St. Lawrence has an extensive background...
